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the idea of being part of an international peacekeeping body we continue vigorously to support the united nations they wrote in their platform john bolton's head is exploding as we speak when it comes to working people the republicans back in the one nine hundred fifty s. knew that as they wrote their party's platform government must have a heart as well as a head that meant they said support for working people they said under the republican administration as our country has prospered so have its people this is as it should be for as president eisenhower said labor is the united states the men and women with their minds their hearts and hands create the wealth that is shared in this country they are america went on to say that prefer the record of performance of the republican administration on behalf of our working men and women goes still further the federal minimum wage has been raised for more than two million workers social security has been extended to an additional ten million workers and the benefits raged for six and a half million the protection of unemployment insurance has bee
the idea of being part of an international peacekeeping body we continue vigorously to support the united nations they wrote in their platform john bolton's head is exploding as we speak when it comes to working people the republicans back in the one nine hundred fifty s. knew that as they wrote their party's platform government must have a heart as well as a head that meant they said support for working people they said under the republican administration as our country has prospered so have...
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pump up national institutes of health. make sure everybody in the country gets a community college degree so we have the workforce necessary to fill these new jobs. how do we grow engineers in the united states and provide scholarships for young people to go to these schools? we've got all kinds of school reform that we need too. but set a vision. and most of this is going to be in the field of energy. and if we don't wake up and smell the coffee in this country, if we think we're going to be able to still do what we've been doing, we're going to fall behind. china is pumping billions of dollars into all kinds of renewable energy portfolios and the like. and we're falling behind. >> does that mean you disagree with the president on his keystone decision? >> no. i think what he is doing is fine. you know, but we do have opportunities with clean gas that is here in the united states, the natural gas. let's convert our economy over. we only have 2% of the world's oil, for god's sake. let's get off this idea that we can still
pump up national institutes of health. make sure everybody in the country gets a community college degree so we have the workforce necessary to fill these new jobs. how do we grow engineers in the united states and provide scholarships for young people to go to these schools? we've got all kinds of school reform that we need too. but set a vision. and most of this is going to be in the field of energy. and if we don't wake up and smell the coffee in this country, if we think we're going to be...
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guess what, she's going to be around for the next few years as the united states ambassador to the united nations and a member of the cabinet. >> now, let me ask you quickly this. mr. kerry's nomination and you predict confirmation opens up the senate seat in massachusetts. and a lot of names are being flown ashd. but a poll says that if scott brown who was just defeated by democrat elizabeth warren, if he runs, 47% would vote for brown, 39% would vote for a generic democrat. the democrats stand a chance to lose that seat and scott brown returned to the senate. >> well, there are two other polls up there. one of which shows him winning against democrats, the other that shows most of the democrats beating him. i think the fundamental structure of that case favors the democrats assuming they get a strong nominee. i think as we go through the next months and we talk about guns, we talk about immigration, we talk about tax fairness and the fiscal cliff. that's going to be tough for scott brown. people in massachusetts are not going to want to elect someone who goes down there and votes with t
guess what, she's going to be around for the next few years as the united states ambassador to the united nations and a member of the cabinet. >> now, let me ask you quickly this. mr. kerry's nomination and you predict confirmation opens up the senate seat in massachusetts. and a lot of names are being flown ashd. but a poll says that if scott brown who was just defeated by democrat elizabeth warren, if he runs, 47% would vote for brown, 39% would vote for a generic democrat. the...
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[applause] part of our national security house to be having an american -- hasted be having an american energy policy. i want america to become so energy independent that no american president bows to a saudi king. let me give you an example of conservatism basalts problems. -- a common-sense conservatism that solves problems. you have natural gas offshore. as president will authorize the development of that. that will create 80,000 jobs a piece. -- $80,000 apiece. degenerate's royalties. part of the should be used to -- part of the royalty should be used to modernize the port of charleston which affects one out of every five jobs in south carolina. [applause] it is not enough to find the money. the corps of engineers is so long and stupid, they take eight years to study, not to do the project, to study the project. we fought the second world war in three years and eight months. if you can beat not to germany and imperial japan, it is unimaginable that it takes a eight years to study the project. i want to overhaul the entire federal government at every level to produce a modern and eff
[applause] part of our national security house to be having an american -- hasted be having an american energy policy. i want america to become so energy independent that no american president bows to a saudi king. let me give you an example of conservatism basalts problems. -- a common-sense conservatism that solves problems. you have natural gas offshore. as president will authorize the development of that. that will create 80,000 jobs a piece. -- $80,000 apiece. degenerate's royalties. part...
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. >> interesting to note that in the 90s we had several examples of massive united nations lead interventions where the u.n. moved in and established a presence in iraq and afghanistan. it was u.s. and nato lead. in the middle east and north africa particularly in these countries we are discussing something new is happening. in some respects the international community learning to do things differently. we are not going back to what we have done in the last 20 years. we are going to do it in a different way and has an international community we are learning what that process is and if you are on the ground you can see it. a lot of people -- there's a hesitancy about this intervention and this involvement that is quite telling and wasn't there in the past. >> thank you. >> i would like to know -- i am abigail woodward and i would like to know how women's rights are being protected and advanced and i would like to know if the muslim brotherhood has seen this debate impediment to that and how the constitutions are including them. >> let's start with the most significant case, constitutional issu
. >> interesting to note that in the 90s we had several examples of massive united nations lead interventions where the u.n. moved in and established a presence in iraq and afghanistan. it was u.s. and nato lead. in the middle east and north africa particularly in these countries we are discussing something new is happening. in some respects the international community learning to do things differently. we are not going back to what we have done in the last 20 years. we are going to do it...
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: one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> before i leave the stage, i would like to just remind those here that -- i know i mentioned this when but he is one of our own. his wife and a four year old son, he was the executive director for nova, one of our major companies, one of our big supporters here at abc. he took a leave of absence we could be with his family prior to doing a tour of duty in a foreign land but he was serving his country, and his aircraft was shot down. they were in battle for two hours before he was rescued and airlifted out. i understand he is stable and doing well and on his way back to the united states, but it is those types of people than those are the people that make us a great country. those are the people that really deserve our thanks. and i know that we're going to be on capitol hill, and i know that we're going to try to influence our legislatures, but as we do that, we have to remember those who keep us free. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, craig. i would now like to end it is our first speaker, the honorable rob po
: one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> before i leave the stage, i would like to just remind those here that -- i know i mentioned this when but he is one of our own. his wife and a four year old son, he was the executive director for nova, one of our major companies, one of our big supporters here at abc. he took a leave of absence we could be with his family prior to doing a tour of duty in a foreign land but he was serving his country, and his...
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according to united nations more civilians are killed in taliban attacks in afghanistan than in operations by the u.s.-led coalition. >>> also overseas, u.n. and arab league omni kofi annan is in syria to meet with president bashar al assad. annan admits his six-point plan for peace failed to end the conflict between the syrian government and rebel forces. syria's president blames western countries including the united states for destabilizing the situation by providing support to what he calls terrorist forces. >>> speaking from an international conference in tokyo, secretary of state hillary clinton warned the violence in syria could easily spread across that country's borders. >> the sooner there can be an end to the violence and a beginning of a political transition process, not only will fewer people die, but there's a chance to save the syrian state from a catastrophic assault that would be very dangerous, not only to syria but to the region. >> senator john mccain criticized the obama administration for not taking enough action against the assad regime. >> the fact is the united sta
according to united nations more civilians are killed in taliban attacks in afghanistan than in operations by the u.s.-led coalition. >>> also overseas, u.n. and arab league omni kofi annan is in syria to meet with president bashar al assad. annan admits his six-point plan for peace failed to end the conflict between the syrian government and rebel forces. syria's president blames western countries including the united states for destabilizing the situation by providing support to what...
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at the united nations has approved a resolution strongly condemning human rights have alations by the syria government and calls for bashar al assad to step down. the vote was 137-12. 17 abstentions. and finally, a new record in new york city, an apartment there has sold for $88 million. that's according to the "wall street journal," 66% above the old record. the family of a russian billionaire bought the penthouse on central park west. the apartment features a wrap around terrace and then the general says now it's most expensive in new york. broker's commission was $3.5 million. back in a minute with more washington today. >> this friday on after words on c-span, ira shapiro discusses his latest book "the last great senate." he talks about the legislation passed by the u.s. senate in the 1960s and the 1970s. >> 1963, 1964 was an extraordinary moment of political consciousness in our country that all of a sudden the historic injustice of civil rights was going to be dealt with. but the senate was the last bastion of resistance that had to be overcome. and what mansfield did with huber
at the united nations has approved a resolution strongly condemning human rights have alations by the syria government and calls for bashar al assad to step down. the vote was 137-12. 17 abstentions. and finally, a new record in new york city, an apartment there has sold for $88 million. that's according to the "wall street journal," 66% above the old record. the family of a russian billionaire bought the penthouse on central park west. the apartment features a wrap around terrace and...
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that plays to concerns by some republicans about the expected nomination of united nations ambassador susan rice. for secretary of state. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge connects the dots. >> at high risk sites including the benj consulate the internal state department reported 2009 recorded physical barriers like this one to prevent the overrunning of the diplomatic facility. closed hearing before the senate homeland security committee, witnesses testified the changes were never made in benghazi. >> disconcerting to see how easily they broke through the gates and walked in. >> the committee questions the striking similarities between the 1998 al-qaeda bombing of the u.s. embassy in east africa that killed 12 americans and injured 4,000 others. in 1998, susan rice was 33 years old and running the state department abrica section. >> ambassador to kenya sent repeated messages to the state department requesting a stronger p facility because of the increased threat. and those requests, as in the case of benghazi, were turned down by the state department. >> some say ri
that plays to concerns by some republicans about the expected nomination of united nations ambassador susan rice. for secretary of state. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge connects the dots. >> at high risk sites including the benj consulate the internal state department reported 2009 recorded physical barriers like this one to prevent the overrunning of the diplomatic facility. closed hearing before the senate homeland security committee, witnesses testified the changes...
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united nations observers come under fire in syria, as they try to get to the latest massacre scene. activists say government troops killed nearly 80 people, many, women and children. the syrian government blamed terrorists. the danger of a full-scale war is imminent and real and the consequences would be catastrophic for the entire region. police spending hours combing through the home of a suspected murderer in a decades-old missing child kiss, confessing to killing etan patz. i'm marianne rafferty. now back to "on the record." >> greta: almost $16 trillion. that's the federal debt right now. shouldn't the government be doing everything it can to pay down the debt? that does seem obvious. but get this -- more than $70 billion in federal funds is sitting in old accounts, unspent and wasted. that's right congress appropriates that money for everything from education to highways, but it sits in bank accounts, never spent. how could that be possible? we asked tom coburn? >> $70 billion, doing nothing, no effort's being made to get it back. but it's money that we are paying interest on,
united nations observers come under fire in syria, as they try to get to the latest massacre scene. activists say government troops killed nearly 80 people, many, women and children. the syrian government blamed terrorists. the danger of a full-scale war is imminent and real and the consequences would be catastrophic for the entire region. police spending hours combing through the home of a suspected murderer in a decades-old missing child kiss, confessing to killing etan patz. i'm marianne...
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susan rice, united nations u.s. ambassador to the united nations has requested three meetings -- meetings with three senators tomorrow. senator kelly, john mccain, and lindsay gramm. the ambassador wishes to speak with them. i am sure she will -- by snc will be accommodated. i am ondering how much mcconnell feels right about now. >> well, interesting thing for the demonstration at this point, the president is sort of trap now in nominating ambassador rice as secretary of state. waiting for the moment that hillary clinton, waiting for her to give the word, but the president, having stood so strong in her defense, strongly in her defense around what she said that up and gauzy and the video that she said was the cause of the attack that killed those americans that now they are boxed in. he prtty well has to stick with her. this is are going around to say in private what she was in public which, based on the testimony from the general and others is, it was a calculation that it was a decision that was made at the white
susan rice, united nations u.s. ambassador to the united nations has requested three meetings -- meetings with three senators tomorrow. senator kelly, john mccain, and lindsay gramm. the ambassador wishes to speak with them. i am sure she will -- by snc will be accommodated. i am ondering how much mcconnell feels right about now. >> well, interesting thing for the demonstration at this point, the president is sort of trap now in nominating ambassador rice as secretary of state. waiting...
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problems was to shoot me in the head as an atf agent, and after that we had a president of the united states retire from the nra. he wouldn't take it anymore. a line had been crossed. i don't believe most americans believe that. i mean, i believe, and i think most americans do, that law enforcement is here as a force of good, and we're the good guys, and that's what we saw in newtown, and so when we get rhetoric like i'm hearing right now, i think this is extremely fringe. i believe that most americans believe otherwise. >> well, anybody that worked in a gun control agency would naturally think that people that want to own their guns under the second amendment is fringe. that's how far to the left and -- >> when do you decide when the government has done wrong with your gun? >> when they steal elections -- >> who stole an election? [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she
problems was to shoot me in the head as an atf agent, and after that we had a president of the united states retire from the nra. he wouldn't take it anymore. a line had been crossed. i don't believe most americans believe that. i mean, i believe, and i think most americans do, that law enforcement is here as a force of good, and we're the good guys, and that's what we saw in newtown, and so when we get rhetoric like i'm hearing right now, i think this is extremely fringe. i believe that most...
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but just to be clear when you have a position where your ambassador to the united nations, you go well beyond unclassified talking points in your daily preparation and responsibilities for that job, and that's troubling to me as well. why she wouldn't have asked, i'm the person who don't know anything about this i'm going on every single show. but in addition the fact it's not just the talking points that were unclassified, but clearly as part of her responsibility as ambassador to the united nations she reviewed much more than that. >> before anybody can make an intelligent decision about promoting someone involved in benghazi, we need to do a lot more. to this date we don't have the f.b.i. interviews of the survivors conducted one or two days after the attack. we don't have the basic information about what was said of the night of the attack that's been shared with congress as of this date. so i remember the john bolton episode pretty well. our democratic friends felt like that john bolton, he didn't have the information needed to make an informed decision about ambassador bolton's q
but just to be clear when you have a position where your ambassador to the united nations, you go well beyond unclassified talking points in your daily preparation and responsibilities for that job, and that's troubling to me as well. why she wouldn't have asked, i'm the person who don't know anything about this i'm going on every single show. but in addition the fact it's not just the talking points that were unclassified, but clearly as part of her responsibility as ambassador to the united...
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pregnant would get them into the united states to have a baby. they wouldn't even have to pay anything for the baby. and then they would return back where they could be raised and coddled as future terrorists. and then one day 20, 30 years down the road, they could be sent in to help destroy our way of life because they figured out how stupid we are being. >> that kind of conversation and conspiracy theories are commonplace for certain republicans but for some reason, they just always seem to get away with it. for more, let's turn to democratic consultant tara dowdell. tara, is this something we're going to have to put up with that they're never going to change, they can't stand president obama so much that this is operating procedure as normal for them? >> it certainly seems to be. this is really unreal. i don't think louie gohmert should even be in congress. this is, because the problem here, ed, is not just he's saying these crazy things. the problem is some people are listening and believing these crazy things. they're saying this is a sittin
pregnant would get them into the united states to have a baby. they wouldn't even have to pay anything for the baby. and then they would return back where they could be raised and coddled as future terrorists. and then one day 20, 30 years down the road, they could be sent in to help destroy our way of life because they figured out how stupid we are being. >> that kind of conversation and conspiracy theories are commonplace for certain republicans but for some reason, they just always...
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. >> what unmitigated gall for these men to attack the permanent representative of the united nations. >> whether it's intelligence, whether it's enforcement... whether it's just the bureaucracy, vifound no heroes here in washington. >> all of the things that they have disliked about things that have gone on in this administration, they have never call aid male, unqualified -- called a male, unqualified, want bright, not trustworthy >> good evening, governor palin. your thoughts on this? >> oh, i guess they reach very far, an argument like that -- what the heck does this have to do with gender or skin color or anything else? this has to do with competency. susan rice's handling of libya has been part and parcel of the obama administration's handling of libya, which has been appalling. it's been atrocious. and it's really indicative of a lack of competency and truthfulness and certainly transparency in the entire obama administration. it has nothing to do with her gender. >> i think there is sexism involved. i think it's appalling. and it is this way, for some reason, because she's a w
. >> what unmitigated gall for these men to attack the permanent representative of the united nations. >> whether it's intelligence, whether it's enforcement... whether it's just the bureaucracy, vifound no heroes here in washington. >> all of the things that they have disliked about things that have gone on in this administration, they have never call aid male, unqualified -- called a male, unqualified, want bright, not trustworthy >> good evening, governor palin. your...
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the united nations refugee nation has named her a special envoy. a spokesperson for the agency says jolie is getting the new title after spending 10 years working as a good will embassador promoting refugee causes around the world. the united nations refugees counsel works to help almost 35 million refugees and displaced people all around the world. >>> free nummi ride for some. >>> there's a debate raging in napa, should this fish stay here or move to make way for a war memorial. what'll it be? i'll have blueberry pancakes. uh huh. actually, make that glazed pecans... ok. with chocolate... no... caramel sauce. whipped cream? uhhhhhhh, yeah... but on the side. introducing build your own pancakes. only at denny's. >>> thousands of low income young people will be getting a free ride on buses and trains courtesy of munni. at the same time there's also good news on parking on sunday and drivers are not going to be happy. david stevenson is here now on two controversial votes that just happened this evening. >> reporter: two big votes going on in san fr
the united nations refugee nation has named her a special envoy. a spokesperson for the agency says jolie is getting the new title after spending 10 years working as a good will embassador promoting refugee causes around the world. the united nations refugees counsel works to help almost 35 million refugees and displaced people all around the world. >>> free nummi ride for some. >>> there's a debate raging in napa, should this fish stay here or move to make way for a war...
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i am about to high five the president of the united states. [laughter] [applause] it.et's do >> eat it, mills. thank you, everybody. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> lastly, the senate passed a bill to overhaul the postal service. the measure provides retirement incentives for nearly 100,000 workers and would allow the agency to end saturday delivery of it cannot cut costs in the next few years. 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. >> born in north korean work camp, it is the only world chen has ever known. he is also the only one to ever escaped from camp 14. >> his first memory of the age of around four was going with his mother to a place near where he grew up in the camp to watch somebody get shot. public executions in the camp were held every few weeks, and there were a way of punishing people who violated camp rules and of terrorizing the 20,000 to 40,000 people who lived in the camp to obey the rules from then on. >> tonight, his journey out of north korea
i am about to high five the president of the united states. [laughter] [applause] it.et's do >> eat it, mills. thank you, everybody. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> lastly, the senate passed a bill to overhaul the postal service. the measure provides retirement incentives for nearly 100,000 workers and would allow the agency to end saturday delivery of it cannot cut costs in the next few years. 6:00...
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i think it has a million signatures and will be presented to the united nations next month. why do you think that will be an effective strategy? >> we're going with a new motto with the film. what films do is educate, but they don't give people a vehicle to act, so by getting up the website, people can go and get involved. they can sign the petition. when nixon started the war 40 years ago, it was the u.s.'s pressure on the un to start the war. so we're looking to them to have a forward thinking idea and allow countries to experiment with what works for them. >> jennifer: your film has been likened to an inconvenient truth. will you be personally going around and showing the film in the same way that al gore did? >> i think it was a wonderful thing, but i think it was probably the best documentary of all time but it really started the global conversation, and it's a brilliant thing to be likened to that and i really hope it starts the conversation and is the catalyst that creates real change in the conversation. >> jennifer: but will we see you, sam, branson on the road? >>
i think it has a million signatures and will be presented to the united nations next month. why do you think that will be an effective strategy? >> we're going with a new motto with the film. what films do is educate, but they don't give people a vehicle to act, so by getting up the website, people can go and get involved. they can sign the petition. when nixon started the war 40 years ago, it was the u.s.'s pressure on the un to start the war. so we're looking to them to have a forward...
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the united nations general assembly thursday voted to accept palestine as a nonmember observer state. president abbas sees the move as a key step toward palestinian independence. only nine countries opposed the vote, including the united states and israel. friday, date after the vote, israel announced construction plans for some 3,000 new homes in israeli settlements on the west bank and in east jerusalem as well. at today's israeli cabinet meeting, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said quote we will carry on building. i want to bring in former senate majority leader, george mitchell. senator mitchell, president clinton's special envoy to northern ireland and served as two years as president obama's special envoy to middle east peace. thank you for stopping by. israel's announcement of increased settlement construction, criticized kbi the white house as quote counterproductive. france, great britain and the eu also criticized. >> the location as opposed to the number. the announcement to build on the area that is known as e-1, designated in that way. is highly significant. because no
the united nations general assembly thursday voted to accept palestine as a nonmember observer state. president abbas sees the move as a key step toward palestinian independence. only nine countries opposed the vote, including the united states and israel. friday, date after the vote, israel announced construction plans for some 3,000 new homes in israeli settlements on the west bank and in east jerusalem as well. at today's israeli cabinet meeting, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said quote...
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ambassador to the united nations joins us often on this topic and here we are again, ambassador, thank you for joining us. >> glad to be here. >> jamie: they have the meeting and everyone seems to be on the same page. if iran were watching that meeting around that table. what are they thinking? >> well, i don't think they pay much attention to it, honestly, you know? the outcome of almost every g8 meeting for the last 25 or 30 years has been the unity on whatever top ex-they've discussed. that is the political motivation for all of the leaders attending, especially in election years. and there is a surface unity on iran on that is that nobody wants iran to have nuclear weapons. the trouble is, when you get just below the surface, the disunity begins and it's disunity that iran has been able to take advantage of for many years now. >> jamie: ambassador bolten, i'm sure israel is watching closely. has president obama's position and ability to get unity from the other nations to get iran to disclose more and we know that an iaea team, the director, will be going tomorrow, in fact, to take
ambassador to the united nations joins us often on this topic and here we are again, ambassador, thank you for joining us. >> glad to be here. >> jamie: they have the meeting and everyone seems to be on the same page. if iran were watching that meeting around that table. what are they thinking? >> well, i don't think they pay much attention to it, honestly, you know? the outcome of almost every g8 meeting for the last 25 or 30 years has been the unity on whatever top...
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meet your new president of the united states. [laughter] at the same time, another paper published this profile of mr. lincoln. mr. lincoln stands six feet tall in his socks, which she changes once every 10 days. [laughter] his anatomy is composed mostly of bones and when walking, he resembles the offspring of a happy marriage between a derek and a windmill. his head is shaped everything like a rutabaga. he can hardly be called handsome, though he is certainly much better looking since he had the smallpox. [laughter] yeah, all right. flash forward, right clicks president obama called a racist, a marxist, fascist, dictator, muslim. that is not meant as a positive term, by the way. men of faith, muslim being a terrorist. a foreigner,, rush limbaugh called them that. a liar. and a socialist. there is the succession with obama as a person does for others, and the book the other reign of president obama. they have to prove that he is not like us. and some of it, not all that to some of it of course is the color of his skin. he is blac
meet your new president of the united states. [laughter] at the same time, another paper published this profile of mr. lincoln. mr. lincoln stands six feet tall in his socks, which she changes once every 10 days. [laughter] his anatomy is composed mostly of bones and when walking, he resembles the offspring of a happy marriage between a derek and a windmill. his head is shaped everything like a rutabaga. he can hardly be called handsome, though he is certainly much better looking since he had...
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, at the national level, we have seen how much the republican super pac money has dwarfed democratic super pac money. outside money helped scott walkwalk walker outscore barrett by a score of 7-1. a few days ago, they raised another $400 million from fellow billionaires. i guess you could call it the wild, wild west for corporate interests. now, in montana and north dakota, the oil companies will be free to elect the best lawmakers money can buy to deregulate everything so they can do whatever they want to the environment. that's the way it's going to go. that's just one knmp. in every stay in the nation, local issues can now be micromanaged by conservative billionaires who can pour money into every race at every level from state houses to local judgeships. let's turn to montana governor brian schweitzer. great to have you with us. i know you're a puzative guy. i'm a positive guy. you've been in business, i've been in business. i'm trying to find the silver lining of something positive in this ruling. they have told you in your state for 100 years you folks have had it wrong. we're g
, at the national level, we have seen how much the republican super pac money has dwarfed democratic super pac money. outside money helped scott walkwalk walker outscore barrett by a score of 7-1. a few days ago, they raised another $400 million from fellow billionaires. i guess you could call it the wild, wild west for corporate interests. now, in montana and north dakota, the oil companies will be free to elect the best lawmakers money can buy to deregulate everything so they can do whatever...
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it's not just about the united nations. 24 hours an speaker john boehner put a budget offer on the table the tea party is threatening to throw him over board. what is his great plan? raising revenues--aah. the details are pretty vague, but we know his plan would raise $800 billion in revenue closing some unnamed loopholes while sparing the top earners from any more taxes. tea partyers object to raising any revenue at all. on the other side the president is not pleased with boehner's plan because he said there would be no deal without higher tax rates for the wealthy. >> obama: if we're going to raise revenues that are sufficient to balance with the very tough cuts that we've already made, and the further reforms and entitlements that i'm prepared to make, then we're going to have to say the rates on the top 2% go up, and we're not able to get a deal without it. >> jennifer: and jay carney piled on the g.o.p. plan. >> we don't know who pays. we don't know what we're talking about in terms of actual legislation to increase revenue. it's magic beans and fairy dust. >> jennifer: magic beans
it's not just about the united nations. 24 hours an speaker john boehner put a budget offer on the table the tea party is threatening to throw him over board. what is his great plan? raising revenues--aah. the details are pretty vague, but we know his plan would raise $800 billion in revenue closing some unnamed loopholes while sparing the top earners from any more taxes. tea partyers object to raising any revenue at all. on the other side the president is not pleased with boehner's plan...
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why did our ambassador to the united nations in interviews five days after the attack also try to blame on the hateful video when it was clear from the earliest hours of the attack that it was sophisticated, that it was a sophisticated offensive that no protest ever occurred outside of our consulate in benghazi and if ambassador rice was relying on intelligence assessments as she insists, why were those assessments so dramatically at odds with the earliest reports from our people on the ground? and perhaps most importantly, why does the administration still appear to this no policy to deal with the fact that al qaeda and affiliated groups have established sanctuaries in eastern libya, a country that we helped to liberate and which is an elected a pro-american government that is eager for our assistance. this is perhaps the most troubling question of all. the pattern of violent extremist activity in eastern libya was well documented by our intelligence community for months leading up to the attacks of september 11th, 2012. the threat reporting was extensive and yet the administration see
why did our ambassador to the united nations in interviews five days after the attack also try to blame on the hateful video when it was clear from the earliest hours of the attack that it was sophisticated, that it was a sophisticated offensive that no protest ever occurred outside of our consulate in benghazi and if ambassador rice was relying on intelligence assessments as she insists, why were those assessments so dramatically at odds with the earliest reports from our people on the ground?...
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tonight honest by about outrageous honesty from the man who leads the united nations. at least 10,000 people already dead and ban ki-moon tells cnn, quoted, there's no plan b to stop the killing in syria. >>> battle for battlegrounds. president obama in barack obama, mitt romney in pennsylvania and half a dozen new state polls that give us a new glimpse at the electoral college tug of war. >>> governor romney promises to cut unemployment to 6%. the truth if that's a promise he can keep or whether it's his version of read my lips or i'll close gitmo. >>> this evening with presidential politic, and a focus on key battleground states. president obama is in iowa tonight. six electoral votes but a hotly contested tossup state at a wind turbine plant in newton, iowa, the president said he understood times are tough but he argues the republican agenda isn't the answer. >> when you hear somebody say, we should cut more taxes, especially for the wealthiest americans, well, newton, you've been there and you've done that. we did that. 2000, 2001, 2003. when you hear people say th
tonight honest by about outrageous honesty from the man who leads the united nations. at least 10,000 people already dead and ban ki-moon tells cnn, quoted, there's no plan b to stop the killing in syria. >>> battle for battlegrounds. president obama in barack obama, mitt romney in pennsylvania and half a dozen new state polls that give us a new glimpse at the electoral college tug of war. >>> governor romney promises to cut unemployment to 6%. the truth if that's a promise he...
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united states air force band and for all of us of this year's lighting of the u.s. capitol tree. i wish you a merry christmas and a good night. [cheers and applause] captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ♪ [joy to the world] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> here is what is coming of this christmas day -- next it is the national christmas tree lighting ceremony and today's edition of "washington journal." we will take a look at the biggest policy events from the past year. after that, first lady michelle obama shows the children the white house holiday decorations. >> the time i was 9 years old, i was handing out leaflets for robert kennedy and when i was 10, made a big decision and broke with the democratic party and went to work for john lindsay who was running for mayor of new york but i would not work for him as a republican. i went down to the liberal party. i was handing out leaflets on a street corner in new york and some woman thought this was really cute, this little boy handing out leaflets and she asked me why an
united states air force band and for all of us of this year's lighting of the u.s. capitol tree. i wish you a merry christmas and a good night. [cheers and applause] captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ♪ [joy to the world] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> here is what is coming of this christmas day -- next it is the national christmas tree lighting ceremony and today's edition of "washington journal." we will take a...
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. >>> the united nations security council will vote in the next hour on new sanctions against the syrian government that may be too tough to secure russian support. the vote comes as new reports whether the president assad is hiding. nbc's eamon mohadine joins me now. how much ground did the rebels gain yesterday? there's reports of opposition forces say assad in the coastal city. we can't confirm that. but is the assad government on the run at all right now? >> reporter: well, there's no doubt by many assessments the abad government is fighting for survival and the ways to measure that. large parts of the country are in the hands of the rebels. not under the control but they feel more emboldened after yesterday's attack to move freely city to city and more importantly they have brought the fighting to the seat of assad's power in the capital damascus itself with running gun battles taking place in the heart of the city. there are reports that, in fact, they have also taken over the border control or border crossing point between iraq and syria. the president himself, whereabouts unknown
. >>> the united nations security council will vote in the next hour on new sanctions against the syrian government that may be too tough to secure russian support. the vote comes as new reports whether the president assad is hiding. nbc's eamon mohadine joins me now. how much ground did the rebels gain yesterday? there's reports of opposition forces say assad in the coastal city. we can't confirm that. but is the assad government on the run at all right now? >> reporter: well,...
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we then said the united states faces a number of challenges, including large budget deficits, national debt, slower economic recovery from the recession, high unemployment, and a deep political divide on many issues. do you believe we will overcome these challenges in the foreseeable future as we have done in the past do you think these are you a unique set of challenges that we might not be able to overcome this challenges? 2/3 of voters say we will be able to do that, 31% have concerns about that. if you look at the bars, the one the spike up, younger voters confident we'll get there, african-american voters, 85%, hispanics, 66%, and in those are the fundamentals of democratic party, 85% of democrats saying it will improve. which of the following a purchase the government do you think the president to take put it this is the short term, long term, a visionary approach focusing on long-term goals or a practical approach to addressing near-term challenges? 55%, you see people wanting a longer term visionary approach. if you look across the bottom at the different groups, this is most p
we then said the united states faces a number of challenges, including large budget deficits, national debt, slower economic recovery from the recession, high unemployment, and a deep political divide on many issues. do you believe we will overcome these challenges in the foreseeable future as we have done in the past do you think these are you a unique set of challenges that we might not be able to overcome this challenges? 2/3 of voters say we will be able to do that, 31% have concerns about...
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and we will remind the world just why it is that the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. >> come january 2013, the president in the white house should be there because their policies and they raised the most votes. not they raised the most money in the undisclosed spots and bought the white house and not cared about our house. thank you for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts now. >>> invasion of the body snatchers. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. overnight the battle has escalated between obama and romney. before the question was fairness. is it right to give big tax breaks to the rich? today the issue has sharpened. is it suicidal to give tax breaks to the rich while raising the taxes of the middle class? is it simply class warfare to give tens of thousands in tax cuts to the top having to pay $2,000 for those in the middle. the middle class faces a tough enough burden these days. do we want to weigh them down further with this still heavy burden of this $2,000 in new taxes, ro
and we will remind the world just why it is that the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. >> come january 2013, the president in the white house should be there because their policies and they raised the most votes. not they raised the most money in the undisclosed spots and bought the white house and not cared about our house. thank you for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts now. >>> invasion of the body snatchers. let's play...
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and we've stopped investing in the united states. stopped investing in infrastructure, stopped investing in research and development, stopped investing in education. and we are where we are because of those disinvestmentses over the past ten years or so. >> let me go back to "the wall street journal." they say even the keynesians who run the cbo concede that the 2013 tax hike on capital gains dividends, estates and small businesses would knock economic growth down to 1% next year and raise unemployment to 9.1% from 8.5. that means about 750,000 more jobless americans. you can't have such a lousy economy and cut the deficit in half. so in other words, would you be in favor of continuing the tax cuts that are in place in order to not damage the economy? >> well, not for the high-end folks. i think the buffett rule and what the president is promoting with that, i think should happen. you know, folks have been doing very, very well. and it's -- the way the current system is set up is inhumane. what we have going on in our country right n
and we've stopped investing in the united states. stopped investing in infrastructure, stopped investing in research and development, stopped investing in education. and we are where we are because of those disinvestmentses over the past ten years or so. >> let me go back to "the wall street journal." they say even the keynesians who run the cbo concede that the 2013 tax hike on capital gains dividends, estates and small businesses would knock economic growth down to 1% next...
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whereas for a number of weeks, through under the umbrella of the united nation we were trying to get russia to join us in some sort of concerted effort. now things have broken apart with a war of words between us and russia over the helicopters but that is the underlying tensions on the larger issue. >> the russians have been providing hundreds and millions of dollars to arms for syria for years. >> that's nothing new. they keep providing tanks and helicopter gun ships and i have been watching this go on through their major export company. they have a port that is receiving the port of tartus, one shipment after thers. the russians will deny. are we going to argue they are hypocrites? we should. may this this this >> thing are getting better. i don't think romney likes to here that. more viewpoint coming up next. >> >>try to be a little more conservative tonight. [[vo]]joy behar is coming to current tv for one week only until the fall. what happens if you ask her to tone down her opinions? >>sorry, i can't hear you. what? [[vo]]or tell her she has to stick to a script? our conversati
whereas for a number of weeks, through under the umbrella of the united nation we were trying to get russia to join us in some sort of concerted effort. now things have broken apart with a war of words between us and russia over the helicopters but that is the underlying tensions on the larger issue. >> the russians have been providing hundreds and millions of dollars to arms for syria for years. >> that's nothing new. they keep providing tanks and helicopter gun ships and i have...
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ambassador to united nations, john bolton, and monica crowley among our guests you don't want to miss them. an over confident president perhaps? republicans, self esteem issues and a reserves house speaker, the a-team will bring a little piece to it all, next. lou: the mainstream liberal media, choosing to ignore another story that may portray the left wing coalition, in this country in the negative light. if you were watching the big three networks you would not3 know about the assault. i don't top use the word violence, abc, and cbs and nbc all covered the right-to-work protests, only one hinted there may have been physicality. >> they voice anger. >> protester swarm the governor's office building. >> anger boiling over. >> officers turning to pepper spray to control the crowd at least 10,000 deep. >> if the victim was anybody but a fox news contributor, well, i don't top go there i am sure it would have meant nothing to them. a federal judge today sentencing a phoenix man to 5 years in prison for buying guns that mexican drug cartel used to murder border patrol age brian terry, 25-
ambassador to united nations, john bolton, and monica crowley among our guests you don't want to miss them. an over confident president perhaps? republicans, self esteem issues and a reserves house speaker, the a-team will bring a little piece to it all, next. lou: the mainstream liberal media, choosing to ignore another story that may portray the left wing coalition, in this country in the negative light. if you were watching the big three networks you would not3 know about the assault. i...
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at the u.n., the office of the united nations high commissioner for human rights, warned civilians aleppo are under siege. >> it goes without saying the increased use of attack helicopters, tanks, and even jetfighters and urban areas, has already caused many civilian casualties and puts many more at grave risk. taking this all together with a reported buildup of forces in and around aleppo, we believe this bodes very ill for the people of that city. >> and those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. democrats and republican lawmakers are in a deadlock over whether to extend the politically decisive bush-era tax cuts. the republican-controlled house of representatives is planning to vote this week to extend all the cuts, but obama says those americans making above $250,000 a year should return to the tax levels they paid before bush took office. pointing to the senate's passage of the white house-backed proposal, obama called on house republicans to support the bill in his weekly address on saturday. >> this week t
at the u.n., the office of the united nations high commissioner for human rights, warned civilians aleppo are under siege. >> it goes without saying the increased use of attack helicopters, tanks, and even jetfighters and urban areas, has already caused many civilian casualties and puts many more at grave risk. taking this all together with a reported buildup of forces in and around aleppo, we believe this bodes very ill for the people of that city. >> and those are some of the...
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it's official, republicans hate the united nations more than they like helping people in wheelchairs. you voted no because your fear is if we sign onto a treaty that is only recommendations for improved disability standards, standards we ourselves made the law of the land in this country 20 years ago, what's to stop the men if blue helmets from storming into your living room -- - i'm sorry, school -- and force you to build a wheelchair accessible ramp to the cafeteria -- i'm sorry, your kitchen. >> and from the tea party right to the liberal left. we had massachusetts congressman barney frank on "hardball" this week for an interview before he departs the congress altogether, but david letterman caught on to something i missed that night. >> oh, hey, kids, guess what? we have a brand new segment for you tonight. never done this before. i'm glad you're here. i'm glad you're in a good mood. the new segment is "for the love of god, open your eyes." let's go through it again, "for the love of god, open your eyes." i hope you enjoy it. roll it. >> that fight is about over. it's sort of odd
it's official, republicans hate the united nations more than they like helping people in wheelchairs. you voted no because your fear is if we sign onto a treaty that is only recommendations for improved disability standards, standards we ourselves made the law of the land in this country 20 years ago, what's to stop the men if blue helmets from storming into your living room -- - i'm sorry, school -- and force you to build a wheelchair accessible ramp to the cafeteria -- i'm sorry, your...
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former congressman asa hutchinson will lead the effort as national director of the national model school shield program with a budget provided by the nra of what ever scope the task requires. his experience as a united states attorney, director of the drug enforcement agency, and undersecretary of the department of homeland security will given the knowledge and expertise to hire the most knowledgeable and credentialed experts available in the united states of america to get this program up and running from the first day forward. if we truly cherish our kids more than our money, more than our celebrities, more than our sports stadiums, we must give them the greatest level of protection possible and that security is only available with properly trained armed good guys. under asa's leadership our experts were make this program available to the world to protect their children at school and will make that program available to every single school in america free of charge. that is a plan of action that can and will make a real positive indisputable difference in the safety of our children and
former congressman asa hutchinson will lead the effort as national director of the national model school shield program with a budget provided by the nra of what ever scope the task requires. his experience as a united states attorney, director of the drug enforcement agency, and undersecretary of the department of homeland security will given the knowledge and expertise to hire the most knowledgeable and credentialed experts available in the united states of america to get this program up and...
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united move on after a hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> sent police officers above all other it's not crack, heroin or even prescription pills. >> it's pcp and it's back in our region. tonight the news 4 iteam shows us why so many are so worried about the resurgence of what many call the most dangerous drug. >> you want to take me on? i will cut you, man. i will cut you right here. >> reporter: prince george's county police say this is their new reality. >> sir, we're here to help you. >> reporter: a training scenario offering a glimpse of something they hoped they wouldn't ever seen, again. >> drop the knife, sir, drop the knife! drop the knife, sir. taser, taser. >> we go through scenarios all the time to have to deal with people that are on pcp. >> reporter: major mark is trying to prepare his officers for a worse-case scenario. >> we believe it is back and back a little different fr
united move on after a hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> sent police officers above all other it's not crack, heroin or even prescription pills. >> it's pcp and it's back in our region. tonight the news 4 iteam shows us why so many are so worried about the resurgence of what...